2025 House Bill 4077 / 2026 Public Act 3

Health: medical examiners; process for medical certification of a death record; modify.

An act to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,” by amending sections 2804, 2843, 2843b, 2844, and 16221 (MCL 333.2804, 333.2843, 333.2843b, 333.2844, and 333.16221), section 2804 as amended by 2012 PA 499, section 2843 as amended by 2013 PA 79, section 2843b as added by 1986 PA 185, and section 16221 as amended by 2023 PA 209.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill amends the Public Health Code to streamline death certification processes, enforce confidentiality in infectious disease notifications, and update disciplinary grounds for health professionals.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 12, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Julie Rogers (D-41) and 20 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Doug Wozniak (R-59), Pat Outman (R-91), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Joey Andrews (D-38), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Mike McFall (D-14), Carol Glanville (D-84), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Reggie Miller (D-31), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Julie Brixie (D-73), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Morgan (D-23) and Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

March 12, 2025

Reported without amendment

April 22, 2025

Passed in the House 106 to 2 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

April 29, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Nov. 12, 2025

Reported without amendment

Nov. 13, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Feb. 18, 2026

Reported without amendment

March 4, 2026

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

March 17, 2026